The Swedish Parliament has voted to approve the Government's proposal to replace the current Protection of Trade Secrets Act. The new act will implement the 2016 EU directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets). The proposal extends additional protection to trade secrets in comparison to the former act. The new act entered into force 1 July 2018.
This report first reviews the term 'economic espionage', and thereafter provides an overview of how, if at all, economic espionage could be challenged under international law and international trade law rules under the WTO. The report then further describes how states use economic sanctions and bilateral – political – negotiations to try to prevent economic espionage.
The Swedish Corporate Governance Board has recently published revised Takeover Rules. It is expected that the revised rules will enter into force on 1 November 2017. This alert summarises certain proposed key changes.
Concerns regarding foreign direct investment in the European Union ("EU") are on the rise. Earlier this year, three EU Member States asked the European Commission to draft legislation to screen foreign direct investment ("FDI screening"). Subsequently, th...
The draft National Intelligence Law was released by the Chinese National People's Congress on 16 May 2017. In this report, we outline some general observations on the Draft. The law has been officially promulgated on 27 June 2017. Compared to the Draft, t...
This report provides an overview of cybersecurity legislation in a number of different countries. The purpose of the report is to highlight current status in different countries as legislation in the area is being developed. Initially, there are also some...
The Arbitration Rules and the Expedited Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce have recently undergone a number of significant changes. The revisions came into force on 1 January 2017 and have been prepared by a committee...
This report provides a legal analysis of two potentially conflicting fields of interest; cross-border data flows and protection of personal data, and how they both would be served by being addressed and balanced in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment P...